2023 Holiday Gift Guides

It’s gift guide season. I’m in my tenth year of compiling gift guides, and while some brands are new (to me) or just *newer*- one theme reigns supreme: these items are things that will last and delight. And as a conscientious gifter, I want to give my circle things that will last beyond a season.

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide

I’m keeping this 2020 Holiday gift guide simple and as small shop supportive as possible. There are only a handful of things on here from Amazon because I couldn’t find a more affordable and fun option anywhere else. There are three categories for this year’s gift guides: quarantine hobbyist, one for ladies, and one for gents!

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The Complete Guide to Christmas Wrapping

Now that you’ve scored the perfect Christmas gift and have your Christmas outfit picked out, you need to wrap it up nicely! I love the saying “when you wrap a gift nice it shows you care twice.”  I have a propensity to hoard Christmas paper and decorative ribbon, and always source out a good wrapping

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The Darling Holiday Gift Guide for 2019

    The time has come to start freaking out about what you’re going to get others for Christmas. I get it- you may consider yourself a horrible gift giver – buying things for yourself is way easier than shopping for Carol at work- I’ve been there. But wait, what if you’re an awesome gift-giver but

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Darling Holiday Gift Guide

The Holidays are here and nothing is more fun than shopping for gifts that your loved ones will love! We’ve put together a fun gift guide for every category of person in your life, and maybe a couple of things for yourself. Enjoy! 

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A Unique Gift to Give During the Holidays

When I was younger, my uncle would always gift us these gorgeous wood pens. He was (and still is) interested in unique wood carvings made from exotic and rare woods, of which names escape me, but were stunning pieces to look at regardless. The wood pens were special because he carved each piece by hand,

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Great Gifts for CoWorkers

This post was written in partnership with Burt’s Bees. If you’ve been following this blog from the beginning, you know how much I love their tinted lip balms, so all opinions forthcoming are my own. I’m a gift giver. Ever since I can remember, I was always making cookies, packaging a drawing or waking up

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